Originally Posted by flythebike
I raced on one for awhile. I have mixed feelings. I tended to drop my chain a lot shifting from the big to small rings. I guess they have the compact specific FDs now, so that could be overcome.
For another data point, I have dropped the chain once in about 700 miles since I started riding compact. That one time, I was going up a hill, and still managed to re-engage the chain without stopping.
Also, I'm using a normal FD. Actually, this is about the same rate I used to drop chains on my triple.